Maria Christina Pinios

Creates and maintains Licensed Training product ranges for top 30 NCAA and 32 NHL licensed properties

-Leads the Technical Design team in conceptualizing and implementing seasonal design directions for all product ranges offered to NCAA/NHL: including sideline, training, and lockerroom specific ranges
-Creates and maintains product assortment boards that are sent out for product final approvals
-Works closely with team brand guidelines and licensing to ensure all products will pass through legal
-Creates and maintains graphic breakouts that are custom to each team/league
-Executes designs, creates tech-packs, and works closely with product development and design to ensure accurate product execution
-Creates and maintains trim developments and approvals with MDI
-Aids in the creation of seasonal calendars, maintains dates & gates
-Manages performance reviews, career growth, and Individual Development Plans

Creates on-field product ranges for baseball, softball, lacrosse, volleyball and American football- custom, stock, and miteam offerings.

-Conceptualizes and creates seasonal design directions for all product ranges-
including uniforms, sideline, select hardgoods.
-Works closely with adidas innovation team to create and conduct sport specific studies that can be translated to product design.
-Creates, establishes, maintains, and nurtures each category design direction through: team visits, athlete focus groups, supporter focus groups, and market research.
-Executes designs, creates tech-packs, and works closely with product development and pattern to ensure accurate protos and fit.
-Works closely with sample sew and model shop to create apparel mock ups,
print tests, laser tests, and other mock ups based on design needs.

-Services 23 Major League Soccer teams with authentic matchwear, trainingwear, and fanwear ranges.
-Works directly with adidas Global Football design team to create seasonal innovations and design directions for all football/soccer product ranges.
-Creates, establishes, maintains, and nurtures the category design direction through: team visits, athlete focus groups, supporter focus groups, and market research.
-Acts as strategic business partner with development & marketing counterparts to improve process and create seasonal calendars.
-Sets goals, monitor progress, offer help, and critiques work for Designers/Assistant Designers/Interns; manage, supervise, and develops the team.
-Creates and maintaines approximately 250+ styles per season, which includes: concept, design, tech pack creation, and T1 artwork schematic creation.
-Creates and maintaines approximately 50+ fabric developments per season, which includes: concept, design, creation of fabric development forms, artwork sizing, artwork separations/legends, placement on graded nests, and checking + approving submits.
-Creates and maintaines approximately 100+ trim developments per season, which includes: concept, design, creation of trim development forms, artwork sizing, artwork separations/legends, placement on graded nests, and checking + approving submits.

-Services 19 Major League Soccer teams with authentic matchwear, trainingwear, and fanwear ranges.
-Works directly with adidas Global Football design team to create seasonal innovations and design directions for all football/soccer product ranges.
-Creates, establishes, maintains, and nurtures the category design direction through: team visits, athlete focus groups, supporter focus groups, and market research.
-Acts as strategic business partner with development & marketing counterparts to improve process and create seasonal calendars.
-Creates and maintaines approximately 240+ styles per season, which includes: concept, design, tech pack creation, and T1 artwork schematic creation.
-Creates and maintaines approximately 40+ fabric developments per season, which includes: concept, design, creation of fabric development forms, artwork sizing, artwork separations/legends, placement on graded nests, and checking + approving submits.
-Creates and maintaines approximately 90+ trim developments per season, which includes: concept, design, creation of trim development forms, artwork sizing, artwork separations/legends, placement on graded nests, and checking + approving submits.